Wingate University Athletics

2012: Second team All-SAC selection…Tied for team lead with .336 batting average…Led team with 48 hits, eight homers, 11 doubles, 87 total bases, .584 slugging percentage…Ranked second on the team with 29 RBI, third with 23 runs scored…Went two-for-three with a double and an RBI in her first collegiate game…Was two-for-four with a homer and two RBI against Coker, while driving in three runs in the second game of the doubleheader…Went two-for-three with a homer against Queens…Went four-for-five with two RBI and a run scored against Lock Haven…Went two-for-four with a triple and an RBI against Augusta State…Was two-for-four with a homer and two runs scored against Carson-Newman…Went two-for-four with a  double and an RBI in the win against SAC champion Lenoir-Rhyne…Had two doubles, an RBI and a run scored against Newberry…Had a homer and three RBI against Anderson…Registered a double, homer and three RBI against Mars Hill.

Personal: Two-year team captain at Northern Nash High School…Four-year all-conference and all-area selection…Led her team to a pair of conference titles…Led her team in doubles and RBI as a sophomore and a junior…Had an 8-3 record with 2.01 ERA in 11 starts as a junior…

Full name is Betsy Kathryn Braswell… Born December 6, 1992 in Rocky Mount, NC… Daughter of Chuck and Tammy Braswell… Majoring in Communications/Sports Management... Wants to be successful working at a job she loves… Favorite class at Wingate: Gateway 101... Favorite athlete: David Ortiz… Favorite sports team: Atlanta Braves… Favorite movie: Stepbrothers …Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy… Betsy can’t imagine a week without: Vanilla Coke… Favorite Food: Sushi ... Most memorable sports moment: Throwing no hitter against the Arizona Hotshots Gold in Colorado… Favorite sport to play other than softball: Ping pong… Person Betsy most admires: Her brother Bryan… How Betsy gets ready for game: Shares a Caprisun and chewy bar with Brittany O… Something people don't know about Betsy: She has to sleep with stuffed animal, Bear Bear, and her Atlanta Braves pillow pet every night… Nickname: Betsy Boo, Betty… Betsy thinks the fastest person on the team is Kelsey, strongest is Brittany B, and funniest is Ashley… Favorite quote: "There are heroes and there are legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die" 

Why Betsy chose Wingate: I chose wingate because I liked the small school environment and I felt I would have the chance to succeed on and off the field.